In early 2014, the media began reporting on delayed and mismanaged care at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The scandal shone a spotlight on VA failures across the country, revealing dozens of veterans had died or were dying from illnesses that might otherwise...
In 2014, Congress responded to the Phoenix VA scandal with much-needed legislation — the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act. This law created the Veterans Choice Program, which sought to give veterans more options over where they access their health care....
In 2014, Brandon Coleman was an addiction therapist at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs medical facility, providing much needed mental health services to veterans. A veteran of the Marine Corps, Brandon was giving back to his brothers and sisters, helping them recover...
Concerned Veterans for America Foundation focuses on educating veterans on resources for PTSD and the hope for healing and thriving after service. We sat down with Miguel Ocegueda, an Army veteran and combat medic, to talk about his own experiences with combat, the...
Post-traumatic stress disorder is nothing new. PTSD has been a defining injury of war since ancient times, manifesting in different ways and earning itself different names along the way. In just the relatively brief history of the United States, what is now known as...
By John Byrnes, education director and Afghanistan War veteran Like many veterans of Afghanistan, I am struggling with my emotions as I watch what has unfolded in recent days. In 2009, I lost the young Afghan National Police supply sergeant I was mentoring. I had...
